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zulily rises after teaming with Facebook on messenger platformShares of (ZU) moved higher after Facebook (FB) CEO Mark Zuckerberg discussed the social network's new Businesses on Messenger product at today's developer conference. The product's initial partners in the retail vertical are zulily and Everlane, Zuckerberg announced. Zendesk (ZEN) will power Facebook's new messenger product, the company announced in a press release. Shares of zulily are up 38c to $13.40 as Zuckerberg's keynote speech continues.

Zendesk announces messenger partnership with FacebookZendesk (ZEN) announced a partnership to power Facebook's (FB) new Businesses on Messenger product. "Through an integration of its Zopim chat product with Messenger, Zendesk is allowing businesses to provide scalable and responsive customer service to the more than 600 million people worldwide who use Messenger," the company said. Online retailers zulily (ZU) and Everlane are the first two companies using the integration to support their customers, Zendesk added.

Facebook volatility at low end of range into Developers ConferenceFacebook March weekly call option implied volatility is at 29, April is at 23, May is at 23; compared to its 26-week average of 30 according to Track Data, suggesting decreasing price movement into today's Developer Conference in San Francisco.

Facebook in talks about hosting content from media companies, NY Times saysFacebook has been holding talks in recent months about hosting the content of at least six media companies inside Facebook, according to The New York Times. The social network intends to test the new format in the next several months, the newspaper stated. Reference Link